Recent content by drkphibr

Even though I have the original blade guard for my restored 1957 Craftsman 100 table saw, I decided on a weekend project to make and install either a riving knife or a splitter. I think things turned out decent all things considered.

The restoration "hobby" is quite addicting. Each restoration turning out better than the previous. I now have a total of 5 old Craftsman saws...4 of which I don't need, LOL! However, it's beyond satisfying to take a rusty old saw and breathe new life back into it and have it looking close to...

Thanks. One of the reasons I went down the restoration path was due to the quality/materials used in current contractors saws from the big box shops. As I was restoring and making videos of the process, I noted how the new saws cut so many corners in materials and weight (the new saws weigh...

Good to know thanks. I've bookmarked his FB/ebay sites as I have no doubt I'll be purchasing in the future.

My original one saw find/restoration has turned into a garage full of CM 100's...needless to say my family is a bit challenged with my "hobby". Time to find a new, less space consuming (and lighter weight) hobby. Carful, the CM 100 restoration process became a quick addiction, LOL.

Thanks for the lead as I previously found someone who does reproduction labels but the cost of the work was a bit out of my affordability range considering what I paid for the saw. These are some amazing labels at very good pricing.

as someone noted above regarding before and after pics, here's another one of mine as well.

I absolutely LOVE restoring Craftsman 100 table saws from the 1950's and on. Here are a few I recently finished.